CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in West Englewood Sunday night.
The teen was standing with a group of men in an alley in the 5900 block of South Justine Street when another group of men approached and opened fire around 8:30 p.m.
The boy was struck in his face and head and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago police spokeswoman.
The teen was pronounced dead on the scene at 9 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Officials there identified the boy as Jabari Scurlock, of the 1000 block of West 78th Street.
No one is in custody for the shooting and the teen is a documented gang member, police said.
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